| CRUX | The Latin name for the Southern Cross (4) |
| LYRA | What is the Latin name for the constellation Lyre (4) |
| ARGO | Formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between Canis Major and the Southern Cross. |
| NUNC | ___ Dimittis, the Latin name for the Canticle of Simeon |
| BETA | Second letter of the Greek alphabet...and the Latin name for beetroot! (4) |
| AREA | ___ X (setting for the Southern Reach Trilogy) |
| URSA | ___ Major, Latin name for the constellation that contains the Big Dipper asterism (4) |
| GENU | Latin name for the knee (4) |
| CRUXAUSTRALIS | Another name for the constellation the Southern Cross |
| DIXIE | Informal name for the Southern states of the US, from the title of a song written by Daniel Decatur Emmett in 1859 (5) |
| FIVESTAR | Of excellent quality, like the number of bodies in the Southern Cross? (4-4) |
| ERIDANUS | The River constellation; or, the Latin name for the Po (8) |
| MOPOKE | Popular alternative name for the Southern Boobook Owl |
| AURORAAUSTRALIS | Another name for the southern lights (6,9) |
| VIA | Word for "way" that is found in the Latin name for the Milky Way (3) |
| AVE | The Latin name for the Hail Mary prayer, ... Maria |
| NUNCDIMITTIS | The Latin name for the Canticle of Simeon |
| INDIA | Ficus elastica is the Latin name for the ___ rubber tree (5) |
| MUSCA | A small constellation in the Southern Hemisphere, lying between the Southern Cross and Chamaeleon (5) |
| BETACRUCIS | The second-brightest star in the Southern Cross, also called Mimosa (4,6) |
